La Crosse County hosts police memorial service

Rifle shots and trumpets were part of the ceremony outside the La Crosse County administrative center Tuesday, observed around the U.S. as Police Memorial Day.

Many area officers joined with county employees to remember five law enforcement workers from La Crosse County who have died in the line of duty since 1900 — and two officers from other parts of Wisconsin who lost their lives in the last year.

Sheriff Roy Sampson was the last law officer from La Crosse County killed on duty. Sampson died in a 1952 car crash while transporting a prisoner.

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from U-W-La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. Brad writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. He's been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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